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By Mayran Osman

By Mayran Osman

Had a fun and informative masterclass with Jide Adetunji, the content marketing officer and one of the founders of GUAP about the idea behind GUAP and what GUAP does.

I learnt so much from Jide, but one particular thing that stood out to me was the characteristics of an entrepreneur and how one should not focus on one particular thing when starting a business but keep the whole image in mind. He used the analogy of a growing tree, the seed is ones intention, planting the seed is ones action, germination is the growth of the product and the manifestation process happens over the years.

By Mayran Osman

Had an insightful and informative masterclass at Google Academy all about money management and self employment with Lauren Mathurin from Purple Partnership. I learnt so much on the day, but here are the top five points which stood out to me:

1. Banks make money through deposits and lending money to their customers through mortgages and loans.

2. A standing order is a payment set by you.

3. There are different types of savings such as instant access, which allow you to transfer money in and out easily, fixed terms which allow you to put a lump sum away for a period of time and individual saving account, which is a tax efficient way of saving.

4. ISA’s cash limit per year is 20k and it allows you to take out money abroad.

By Mayran Osman

By Mayran Osman

Recently had an informative and insightful morning about job interview techniques with Reshma Biring, project manager at Media Trust.

Here are four tips she gave us that will help you ace your next job interview:

1. When going to your job interview remember to take your job application form, your CV, your cover letter and job specification.

2. Get there early! Not too early where you are waiting for an hour, but 30 minutes early. Make sure NOT TO BE LATE!

3. Prepare for the interview, make sure that you practise potential questions that could be asked.

By Mayran Osman

On 29th October 2018, we had a masterclass with Rachel B and Sean Kelly from Bectu about going freelance. Here are four points relating to freelancing which they mentioned that stood out to me:

1. Be clear about your skillset and how you can adapt them.

2. Avoid a buyout contract as it has no limit to a working day.

3. In your contract with terms and conditions be sure to include your cancellation fee, your daily rate, overtime rate and payment terms.

By Mayran Osman

Additionaly at Searchlight we were taught how to improve and structure our cover letters. Here are five cover letter tips:

1. Should be a maximum of one page.

2. Make sure you tailor your cover letter.

3. Mention skillset.

4. Show interest.

By Mayran Osman

On the 29th October 2018, we had a CV workshop with Searchlight recruiters, Suzzane Alden and Victoria Lugg. I learnt how to improve my CV and cover letter. Additionally, I learnt a lot about how to generally write a CV and cover letter. Here are the top five elements to include when creating your CV:

1. CV structure should include:

- Profile

- Work Experience

- Education

- Skills

2. Make your CV clear and tidy.

3. Tailor your CV to each job you apply for.

4. Keep it short and sweet.